Gender
Feminist Fredericton, Part 2: How do we take care of people?
In part one of this two-part “Feminist Fredericton” series, I introduced Leslie Kern’s Feminist City (Between the Lines Press, 2019)...
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Feminist Fredericton, Part 1: What do women notice?
Before my partner and I moved to Fredericton, we struggled to get a handle on how owning a car registered...
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The truth about Clinic 554 in Fredericton
Almost everyone in New Brunswick has heard of Clinic 554. But what do they really know about it? Over the...
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Myth #5: Clinic 554 is only an abortion clinic
Busted: Clinic 554 is a family doctor’s office that provides a wide variety of primary health care services, only one...
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Myth #4: Medical and surgical abortion are the same and equally available in New Brunswick
Busted: Medical abortion uses medication to end a pregnancy, and surgical abortion uses special instruments to empty the uterus and...
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Myth #3: Abortion access in NB is currently adequate with or without Clinic 554
Busted: Experts agree that abortion access in New Brunswick is inadequate. Only 3 hospitals in NB perform surgical abortions (2...
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Protect the women who make our clothes: Canada’s unions and civil society organizations call for action
Seven years after the tragic Rana Plaza building collapse, Bangladesh garment sector workers now confront even more risk and vulnerability...
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Who and what is the NB Media Co-op?
Over the past year we've seen interesting and sometimes questioning comments posted about us on social media. We thought we'd...
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Higgs asked to increase care worker pay
Open letter to Premier Higgs: The coronavirus crisis has exposed how much the well-being of our most vulnerable depends on...
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Myth #2: Trans and LGBTQ+ care is adequately provided in NB by services other than Clinic 554
Busted: There are extremely limited resources available, resulting in very long wait lists. The longer people identifying as LGBTQ+ must...
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